Episode 110: Petty Ass Bitches | Medgar Evers and the Petticoat Affair
February 9th, 2022
1 hr 22 mins 31 secs
Season 3
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About this Episode
Tina and Hillary cover civil rights activist Medgar Evers and the Petticoat Affair.
Tina’s Story
Medgar Evers started his work as a civil rights activist in the 1950s and eventually became a leading figure in Mississippi. BUT, after Evers was assassinated, his death galvanized the civil rights movement.
Hillary’s Story
In 1829 Margaret “Peggy” Timberlake married US Senator John Eaton. But when the wives of high profile Washington DC elites find her behavior unacceptable, they embark on a crusade to shun her which leads to long lasting political challenges for Andrew Jackson’s cabinet.
Sources
Tina's Story
Britannica
Medgar Evers
Clarion Ledger
Evers' assassin said still at large--by Jerry Mitchell
FBI
Medgar Evans
History
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is assassinated
Library of Congress
Medgar Evers: A Hero in Life and Death--by Neely Tucker
Medgar Evers’ Role in Civil Rights Law--by Jennifer Davis
Life
Medgar Evers' Funeral, June, 1963--by Ben Cosgrove
Marymount
Assassination & Aftermath
NAACP
Medgar Evans
National Geographic
How the assassination of Medgar Evers galvanized the civil rights movement--by Erin Blakemore
The New York Times
Mississippi Reveals Dark Secrets of a Racist Time--by Kevin Sack
NPR WLRN
Fifty Years After Medgar Evers' Killing, The Scars Remain
PBS News Hour
The Medgar Evers Assassination
Shapell
JFK’s Drafted Letter to Medgar Evers' Widow, Myrlie, on Evers' Assassination
SNCC Digital
Medgar Evers Murdered
The Witness
"Turn Me Loose!": The Assassination of Medgar Evers--by Jemar Tisby
Photos
Medgar Evers--Photo Credit: Fair Use
Klansman Bryon De La Beckwith--Photo Credit: Fair Use
Rifle used by De La Beckwith--Photo Credit: Mississippi Department of Archives and History via Fair Use
Medgar Evers' son, Darrel, being comforted by his mom, Myrile--Photo Credit: Associated Press via NPR
Hillary's Story
[History](President Jackson appoints John Eaton as secretary of war and starts scandal)
The New York Times Book Review
The Petticoat Affair Review by Douglas Sylva
Owlcation
Peggy Eaton, Andrew Jackson, and the Petticoat Affair--by DOUG WEST
Wikipedia
Petticoat Affair
YouTube
History Brief: the Peggy Eaton Special--by Reading Through History
The Real Housewives of the White House | The Petticoat Affair--by Have History Will Travel
Photos
Peggy Eaton--Photo Credit: Public Domain via The Colombia Starr
Floride Calhoun--Photo Credit: Public Domain
Peggy O'Neal Cigar Box--Photo Credit: Public Domain
The Gorgeous Hussy Movie Poster--Photo Credit: Fair Use